"Why must the Uchiha be like this?!"
"This Village was built by the Uchiha together, so why must we fight amongst ourselves?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a strain.
Looking at Uchiha Tamahiko, who was toying with them in mid-air, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke.
This time, he felt immense pressure. Even during the Third Great Ninja War, he hadn't felt such pressure.
In his eyes, Uchiha Tamahiko's strength was visibly increasing, and he wasn't very confident he could win.
"Aren't you the one who started this infighting?"
"Do you think you're worthy of your teacher, Tobirama Senju?"
Uchiha Tamahiko's Chidori Sharp Spear slashed down, directly splitting half of the Hokage Building.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, along with a few Anbu, immediately scattered, choosing not to stubbornly protect the Hokage Building. After all, this building had only been rebuilt less than a year ago, the last one having been smashed by Uchiha Fugaku.
Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi and several Anbu continuously used Ninjutsu to attack Uchiha Tamahiko.
However, all of them were forcefully cut down by Uchiha Tamahiko, who imbued his famous sword, raiu, with Armament Haki. Whether it was Fire Release, Wind Release, or even Lightning Release, the outcome was the same.
"This is the Will of Fire!"
"For the Village, everyone will make sacrifices. When it's my turn as Hokage to sacrifice, I will also contribute without hesitation."
"The deepest embodiment of the Will of Fire is the Senju Clan, which is why they have sacrificed the most. I never forced them to do so!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi rapidly formed hand signs while arguing.
He merely exploited the Senju Clan's desire to protect Konoha; he didn't specifically order them to their deaths.
"Boom!"
After speaking, he immediately used the Summoning Technique to summon Enma, the Monkey King.
Enma, the Monkey King, transformed into a staff, enhancing his close-quarters combat ability. Although he wasn't keen on fighting Uchiha Tamahiko in such a manner right now, no one else could stop this guy.
"The 'fire' of Hokage is the fire of Uchiha Fire Release!"
"The 'leaf' of Konoha is the wood of the First Hokage's Wood Release!"
"What a load of nonsense, this Will of Fire!"
"It's all a lie you fabricated from the beginning, brainwashing the youngsters in the Village to fight for you!"
"What was the scale of your Sarutobi Clan during the Sengoku period, and what is it now?"
"You've done such despicable things, and you're still here trying to deceive us!"
Hearing this, Uchiha Tamahiko became enraged.
He stopped fighting; he just wanted to debate to his heart's content.
From the Second to the Third Hokage, there was almost no significant progress.
The Anbu was founded by the Second Hokage, and the Ninja Academy was founded by the Second Hokage. From the Third Hokage's era, the Will of Fire appeared, followed by Root, which relentlessly spied on its own people.
He forced Hatake Sakumo to his death, created a persona that forbade human experimentation, secretly conducted human research, and forced Orochimaru to leave. Yet Danzo was doing it openly, and no one dared to speak up.
The Senju Clan dwindled to a few survivors, Tsunade left in anger, and Jiraiya also departed one after another.
Feeling a decline in strength, and with some clans rebelling, he pushed the Fourth Hokage to power while secretly controlling it.
He used the excuse of providing opportunities for common Ninja to weaken the great clans, expanding the common Ninja to suppress the great clans, leading to a significant decline in Konoha's strength.
He brought Konoha, once the leader of the Ninja World, to its current state, and still had the audacity to preach the Will of Fire here!
"You are already blinded by hatred, don't continue to be deluded!"
Although he said this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was very grim.
At the same time, he immediately had Enma, the Monkey King, transform into a staff, which he gripped in his hand, aiming it at Uchiha Tamahiko.
"Extend, Adamantine Staff!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi roared.
The staff transformed from Enma, the Monkey King, instantly extended, its speed nearly breaking the sound barrier.
Even if the Nine-Tailed was struck by this staff, it would be knocked back hundreds of meters.
"Too slow!"
By the time Uchiha Tamahiko's voice appeared behind Hiruzen Sarutobi, the staff had just passed through the spot where Uchiha Tamahiko had been, hitting only an afterimage.
However, Uchiha Tamahiko did not strike Hiruzen Sarutobi. His raiu, instead, cut an Anbu who had been brainwashed by the Will of Fire directly from the neck to the side of the waist, splitting the person in half.
The surrounding Anbu immediately rushed forward, hoping to seize the opportunity to entangle Uchiha Tamahiko.
"Chidori Stream!"
But the currents of electricity that spread from Uchiha Tamahiko in all directions directly paralyzed two Anbu who hadn't reacted in time to retreat, and Uchiha Tamahiko finished them off.
Hiruzen Sarutobi also reacted, raising his shortened staff and striking down towards Uchiha Tamahiko. As he struck, the staff extended again, its very tip perfectly positioned above Uchiha Tamahiko's head.
The skeletal hands of Susanoo instantly appeared and reached out, catching the staff bare-handed. Then, gripping it tightly, he lifted it upwards, directly raising Hiruzen Sarutobi off the ground, his feet leaving the earth.
"Not good!"
In mid-air, Hiruzen Sarutobi inadvertently caught sight of Uchiha Tamahiko's Mangekyo Sharingan.
When he realized it was too late, he found that the opponent hadn't used a ocular Ninjutsu. He quickly tried to shorten the staff and pull it back.
It turned out that Shadow Clones couldn't use Mangekyo's ocular Ninjutsu; only the main body could. Susanoo, however, was different; Uchiha Madara could even activate Susanoo without eyes.
But Uchiha Tamahiko's raiu, imbued with Armament Haki, struck the staff, leaving a deep wound on what Hiruzen Sarutobi had believed to be an indestructible weapon.
Enma, the Monkey King, had never imagined he would be injured; the staff had begun to bleed.
"Where did Uchiha Tamahiko go, and why has his strength increased so much in such a short time?!"
"And what is this Ninjutsu that has plunged the entire Village into silence?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was distraught at this moment.
He was no longer in his prime. Among the past Hokage, his strength might only be slightly better than Tsunade, who came from a medical background.
The few Dōnjutsu he had tested earlier posed no threat to Uchiha Tamahiko; the opponent easily countered them.
He wanted to engage in close combat, but found that the opponent's Taijutsu was even stronger!
"It's time!"
"Since that's the case, let this person go to hell with me!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi made up his mind, preparing to use the Reaper Death Seal.
Continuing to fight would only be a waste of time!
Moreover, he remembered that the Sarutobi Clan's territory had been destroyed by this very person.
Fortunately, many members of the clan were on missions, and the evacuation had already begun, so the Sarutobi Clan was not truly annihilated.
However, it still resulted in nearly seventy percent casualties, so he had long harbored deep resentment towards Uchiha Tamahiko.
After so many years of preaching the Will of Fire, he had come to believe it himself.
For his own clan, for the Village, he had to kill this guy!
If Uchiha Tamahiko remained alive, the Sarutobi Clan would surely be wiped out, so it was better to trade his own life for the opponent's!
But as Hiruzen Sarutobi began to form hand signs, Uchiha Tamahiko broke through the Anbu's obstruction and rushed straight over.
"I won't give you a chance to use the Reaper Death Seal!"
Uchiha Tamahiko struck the staff again with his sword, sending Hiruzen Sarutobi flying.
Then began an intense chase, with extremely fast collisions. raiu continuously inflicted wounds on the staff, forcing Hiruzen Sarutobi to grip it with both hands. If he used only one hand, he feared it would be disarmed immediately, leaving him with no way to defend against Uchiha Tamahiko's slashes.
At the same time, he was shocked as to why Uchiha Tamahiko knew the Ninjutsu he was about to use!
Could the Mangekyo Sharingan do this?
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